. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. I', riCAUIAN Hllins.—OKN. Ill, 177 111. Gonus PYROCEPHALUS Gould. Vi'rmUion Fhi<'i(li'h('r. ^ piiro diirlc lirowii; \viiiL,'s luid t.'iil hliiokisii witli sliu;lit paio cdgiiii^-t; tiio full irlohiiliif crosl, mid all tlu! uiidor parts, scarlet; hill and Itn't Mack. 9 dull limwii, including,' llio liltlo croslod crowii ; hciow, wliilo, tinu'i'
. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. I', riCAUIAN Hllins.—OKN. Ill, 177 111. Gonus PYROCEPHALUS Gould. Vi'rmUion Fhi<'i(li'h('r. ^ piiro diirlc lirowii; \viiiL,'s luid t.'iil hliiokisii witli sliu;lit paio cdgiiii^-t; tiio full irlohiiliif crosl, mid all tlu! uiidor parts, scarlet; hill and Itn't Mack. 9 dull limwii, including,' llio liltlo croslod crowii ; hciow, wliilo, tinu'i'd with red or roddisli in soiuo places, tlic breast willi Hlii^lit dusky streaks. Iminatiirc $ shows } ; tail 2A. Valleys ol' tiie Hio (iraiide and Colorado, and southward. Cass., 111. 127, pi. 17; l?!)., 201; Cooi'., WM. . iiitiu\ki:s var. mkxk.'amjs. Vu III. l''lv CMh'lllT. Order PIOAEIiE. Picarian Birds. Tliis is a miscellanooiis assortment (in scientilie lan'^iiM;j;(', " a ijolyniorpliic p;ronp,") of birds of liii^lily iliversilied forms, grouped tondiier more hi'e;iiis(! they (IKfer from other birds in way or aiioliier, tliiiii on account of llicir resemblaiH'e to Ciieli otlier. As eommonly received, this oriler inchidcs all the iioii-pisscriiio Iiisrs.' down to those with a cered l)ill ([larrots and birds of pi'(!y). Kxebilinif the parrots, which constitute a stronjiiy markeil natiiral tiroiip, of ei]ual value with those called orders in this work, the J'irari'i' currespoiul to th(! .SV/v'.' ami tSrdiisoroa of anthors, inelndinuf, however, some that are ol'len referred to C'ldimt- tiircs. This "order" S^'UinnreH, ov Z'/;/'*'/'"'';///. containiirj; ad the liirds that have the toes arranged in pairs, two in front aiKl two bciiind (and some that have not), is one of the most unmitigated intlietiDiis that ornithology has snlferod ; it is as thoronghh' ininatnral as tlie divisions of my aidlicial key to (air genera. As a
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